Etymology

oint

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Today it means: To anoint. Full definition →

Middle English ointen ← Anglo-Norman oint ← Old French oint
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  1. Latin · derived fromunguere
  2. Old French · derived fromoint
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromoint
  4. Middle English · inherited fromointen
  5. English todayoint

From Middle English ointen, from Anglo-Norman oint or Old French oint, past participle of oindre, from Latin unguere.

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